RACEMES

Noun

racemes

plural of raceme

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RACEME

Ra*ceme", n. Etym: [L. racemus a bunch of berries, a cluster of grapes. See Raisin.] (Bot.)

Definition: A flower cluster with an elongated axis and many one-flowered lateral pedicels, as in the currant and chokecherry. Compound raceme, one having the lower pedicels developed into secondary racemes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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